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Online Trauma Counselling · Poole
Online Trauma Counselling in Poole
Online trauma counselling for Poole, by secure video. From a base in Hove I work with people across Poole, from the quay and the old town to the streets around the harbour, with the same BACP-registered, confidential support as an in-person session, and no journey.
BACP registered member25+ years of experienceLived experience
ConfidentialA safe, private space
Person-centredThe therapy fits you
In and around Poole
Trauma Counselling for Poole, at a glance
- Areas covered online
- All of Poole: from the quay and the old town to Branksome, Parkstone and Canford Heath
- Known for
- The harbour, Sandbanks and the quay
- Region
- South West (England)
- Local NHS / support route
- Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset
- Format
- Secure video, UK-wide. In-person also available on the Sussex coast.
Life in Poole
Why do people in Poole reach out?
Trauma keeps its own time and takes no notice of a good view. Somebody can live in Parkstone or Hamworthy for twenty years with a memory they have never put into words, and it will still be shaping how they sleep, who they trust and what they quietly refuse to do. Emergency admissions for self-harm across this area ran at 198 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000, which is a great deal of unspoken distress for a place best known for its harbour. Poole Hospital sees the emergencies. Most of what people carry never reaches anybody at all.
Areas covered
Neighbourhoods in and around Poole
BranksomeParkstoneCanford HeathSandbanksHamworthyBroadstoneOakdaleCreekmoorLilliput
Wherever you are in Poole, the work is the same, a calm, confidential space shaped around you.
The local picture
The local picture in Poole
Official figures for Poole, for context rather than as a description of you.
the rate of emergency hospital admissions for self-harm was 198 per 100,000 in 2023/24, above the England average of 117 per 100,000. Source: OHID Fingertips – Emergency Hospital Admissions for Intentional Self-Harm (2023/24).
Reviewed June 2026.
What does trauma counselling involve?
Trauma counselling here is gentle and led by you, drawing on methods designed for trauma including the Human Givens Rewind Technique, so a difficult memory is returned to ordinary recall.
Because the work itself is the same wherever you live, the detail sits in one place rather than all of them: everything on trauma counselling sets out the methods, how sessions run and what they cost covers the practicalities, and my BACP registration covers accountability.
What do I need for an online session?
Sessions run over a secure, encrypted video link, held to the same BACP confidentiality as meeting in person. After a free fifteen-minute call, you join from any private space on a phone, tablet or laptop.
Sessions run online, by secure video, from Hove, and nothing in this town is being attended. That suits trauma work well. You stay where you already feel safest, you decide what the camera can see, and the session ends whenever you decide it should. Nobody has to sit in a corridor beforehand or drive home afterwards while still shaken. If an hour becomes too much, we stop, and that is planned for in advance rather than improvised.
Book a free 15-minute callWhat I help with
What does trauma counselling help with?
Hypervigilance
Help when your nervous system is stuck on high alert.
Numbness and avoidance
For when you cope by shutting down.
Trauma behind addiction
Healing the wound that drives the habit.
Sub-threshold trauma
Reaching the quieter, accumulated hurts.
Feeling safe again
Working always at a pace that is led by you.
Trauma Counselling in Poole
Why people in Poole come for trauma counselling
The story does not have to be told. That is worth repeating, because most people assume the opposite and stay away for years on the strength of it. The pacing is entirely yours. We begin with what is happening now: sleep, startle, temper, the things you avoid without ever deciding to, and whatever already brings the level down a little. The Human Givens Rewind Technique is the main tool here, and it works without you speaking the memory aloud, at a distance you keep control of throughout. We reach it only once the ground is steady. If you want to stop, we stop, and nobody treats that as a failure of nerve. Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset, takes self-referrals in England and can assess and route trauma-focused help, with your GP involved where symptoms are severe.
A free, unhurried first step
Not sure if it is right for you? A free fifteen-minute call is a no-obligation way to talk it through.
Book a free 15-minute callFinding support in Poole
My online counselling sits alongside the help available locally. In Poole, you can refer yourself directly to Steps2Wellbeing, NHS Talking Therapies Dorset for free NHS talking therapy, with no GP referral needed.
Private sessions with me usually mean you can start sooner and stay with the same counsellor throughout; I am glad to work alongside any NHS or GP support you already have.
Other local and national support verified for this area includes:
If you need urgent help now
This is not a crisis service. If anyone is in immediate danger call 999. For urgent mental health support, call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option. The Samaritans are free, day or night, on 116 123, or text SHOUT to 85258.
Poole questions
Online Trauma Counselling in Poole: common questions
Can this genuinely be done without me describing what happened?
Yes. The Human Givens Rewind Technique was built for precisely that, and a good deal of the work happens before the memory is approached at all. You can bring the symptoms instead of the story. Nothing is asked of you that has not been agreed between us beforehand.
Why are self-harm admissions here as high as 198 per 100,000?
The data does not answer that. It records emergency admissions for 2023/24 against an England average of 117 per 100,000 and offers no explanation for the gap. What it suggests is a lot of distress that goes unspoken. If you are hurting yourself, tell your GP, and Samaritans answer overnight.
Does Steps2Wellbeing take trauma referrals?
It does assess trauma and point people towards trauma-focused help. Self-referral applies in England, so no GP letter is required to start. Where symptoms are severe, or safety is affected, involve your GP at the same time. Private work can carry on in parallel while an NHS appointment is arranged.
I live with family in Poole and there is nowhere private in the house. What can I do?
Headphones, a parked car, or an hour when the house empties will usually settle it. Because this work does not require you to narrate anything, there is very little for anyone to overhear in the first place. Where privacy is genuinely impossible, sessions can be shaped so you speak barely at all.
How long does this take, and what are the fees?
Length depends on whether we are working with one event or with years of them, and nothing is sold in blocks. Fees run £80 for an hour, £100 for ninety minutes, £120 for two hours. The pace is reviewed openly as we go, beginning with the free 15-minute conversation.
Something from my past keeps surfacing but I feel I should keep up appearances. Can counselling help?
Yes. Carrying difficult memories behind a fine front is exhausting, and there is relief in working through them gently and privately, at your own pace. Sessions are held online by secure video. The counselling room is in Hove.
How do I start trauma counselling online from Poole?
Trauma counselling for Poole is provided online, so support is not delayed by finding a local room. After a free 15-minute consultation we agree a gentle pace, and secure video sessions can usually begin within a week. The consulting room is in Hove; Poole is served by video.
What are the fees for trauma counselling, and how does the NHS compare in Poole?
NHS trauma support in Poole is free via the Dorset Talking Therapies service, though waits are common. Privately, I charge £80 for 60 minutes, £100 for 90 and £120 for 120, with a free 15-minute consultation. The longer sessions often suit careful trauma work.
Is online right for trauma, and can Poole clients have evening times?
For trauma, many Poole clients value staying in their own private space rather than travelling. We work by secure video at a pace you set, with evening slots around seasonal harbour hours where possible. In-person appointments are only for those able to reach Hove.
Online Trauma Counselling in Poole, whenever you are ready
A free fifteen-minute call is the simplest place to start, no obligation, just a chance to see if we are the right fit.
Also available online across South West: Bournemouth. See all of South West.
Related work in Poole: anxiety counselling, addiction counselling and psychotherapy.
Closer to the Sussex coast? The same trauma counselling is available in person, in Hove, where the room is, or see every area I cover.